NFC World » Apple http://www.nfcworld.com The near field communication news source - NFC, contactless, mobile payments, RF SIM, RFID and more Wed, 23 May 2012 17:34:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 DeviceFidelity adds full NFC functionality to iPhone http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/16/315729/devicefidelity-adds-full-nfc-functionality-to-iphone/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/16/315729/devicefidelity-adds-full-nfc-functionality-to-iphone/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 11:44:36 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15729 The NFC-on-microSD specialist's new iCaisse4X iPhone case combines expanded battery life with NFC card emulation, tag reading/writing and peer-to-peer capabilities.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/16/315729/devicefidelity-adds-full-nfc-functionality-to-iphone/feed/ 0 Apple patent gives with NFC http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/30/315377/apple-patent-gives-with-nfc/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/30/315377/apple-patent-gives-with-nfc/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:14:50 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15377 Apple has applied for a patent covering processes for gifting digital content to friends using transmission methods including NFC, according to Patently Apple. The iPhone maker's patent application outlines a two-step confirmation process: Users can...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/19/315161/facebook-moves-to-the-point-of-sale/feed/ 0 Google Wallet heading to Apple iOS devices? http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/15/314457/google-wallet-heading-to-apple-ios-devices/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/15/314457/google-wallet-heading-to-apple-ios-devices/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:07:04 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=14457 Mobile security specialist Intrepidus Group says it has uncovered mention of iOS in the source code for Google Wallet, suggesting that the search giant could have already developed a version of its mobile wallet that could run on NFC-enabled Apple products.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/15/314457/google-wallet-heading-to-apple-ios-devices/feed/ 0 Alix: US consumers want banks to provide digital wallets http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/13/314343/alix-us-consumers-wants-banks-to-provide-digital-wallets/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/13/314343/alix-us-consumers-wants-banks-to-provide-digital-wallets/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:41:05 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=14343 74% of US consumers interested in having a digital wallet would choose their primary bank as their preferred provider, an AlixPartners survey has found, compared with 23% who say they would pick PayPal and 15% who...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/13/314343/alix-us-consumers-wants-banks-to-provide-digital-wallets/feed/ 0 Apple starts beaming with WiFi http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/09/314276/apple-starts-beaming-with-wifi/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/09/314276/apple-starts-beaming-with-wifi/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:34:29 +0000 Joe Davies http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=14276 Apple's iPhoto for iOS application, announced this week at the iPad launch, includes a feature to 'beam' photos to other iOS devices. The software's Photo Beam function currently uses WiFi to share full-resolution images and...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/09/314276/apple-starts-beaming-with-wifi/feed/ 1 Apple awarded payments tracking patent http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/06/314221/apple-awarded-payments-tracking-patent/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/06/314221/apple-awarded-payments-tracking-patent/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:45:42 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=14221 Apple has been granted US patent number 8,127,962 for 'Parental Controls', a wide ranging system for tying together multiple subsidiary accounts within a mobile wallet application. The patent, first applied for in January 2009, allows...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/06/314221/apple-awarded-payments-tracking-patent/feed/ 0 Google in talks with carriers to take Google Wallet global http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/02/314112/google-in-talks-with-carriers-to-take-google-wallet-global/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/02/314112/google-in-talks-with-carriers-to-take-google-wallet-global/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:28:36 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=14112 The search giant is in discussion with mobile network operators around the world, NFC World has learned, with the aim of making its NFC mobile wallet available both internationally and on a wide array of handsets. US carrier partner Sprint is set to be the first, with up to ten additional handsets due to get Google Wallet this year.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/28/314001/mastercard-certifies-iphone-nfc-solution/feed/ 0 VeriFone announces NFC POS solution for mobile network operators http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/26/313828/verifone-announces-nfc-pos-solution-for-mobile-network-operators/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/26/313828/verifone-announces-nfc-pos-solution-for-mobile-network-operators/#comments Sun, 26 Feb 2012 16:39:01 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=13828 POS maker VeriFone has unveiled Paymedia Universal Acceptance Platform (UAP), a new platform designed to make it easy for mobile network operators and other mobile wallet providers to enable merchants to support their NFC payments, couponing...

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